Care Co-Ordinator - Orchard Brae School (INTERNAL)

Job Purpose:

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Location: Orchard Brae School,
Duration: Permanent, Part Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £16.50 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job purpose/about the role

This role is part of the Children with Disability Service. A Care Co-ordinator plays a key role in undertaking assessments for children with additional support needs, with a focus on the child’s needs as impacted on by their disability and the parents’ capacity to meet these needs. The assessment informs the type of support/intervention required to assist parents to safely care for their child. This requires a multi-agency approach to child centred planning and a co-ordination of services to enable the child to be supported to live with their family and within their community wherever possible.

A Care Co Ordinator undertakes the role of Lead Professional where required, including to monitor and review care packages. This will require the postholder to function as a member of the team, to develop and maintain professional relationships with colleagues across Health and Education and other partner agencies. Where identified a Care Co-ordinator will provide direct support to children and their families as part of an assessment or identified piece of intervention.

The role necessitates an understanding of child development, attachment and learning disabilities/difficulties. The Co-Ordinator must present as professional, confident, self-motivated, and have strong organisational and communication skills. The ability to advocate for children and families to ensure their views are taken into account and their rights are promoted and protected is an essential part of the role. Experience and ability to produce quality report, prioritise work, have good time-management, whilst being flexible around conflicting demands, is important.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• HNC / SVQ level 3 in Social Care or BA Social Work or equivalent, Diploma / Degree level qualification with experience of working with children and families
• PVG

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Ability to communicate effectively with children, staff, carers, and internal/external professionals to achieve improved outcomes for service users
• Attention to detail; specifically, around financial responsibilities and accountability for all expenditure made on behalf of children and families and record on CareFirst as required
• Participation in individual, team, and service development
• The ability to produce and present high quality reports including an analysis of the presenting issues
• Interviewing, investigation, and assessment skills (including finance), person centred planning, developing, monitoring, and evaluating agreed outcomes
• The ability to prioritise, plan and manage workload and to manage constant and often conflicting demands
• Advocating on behalf of children and families in need by ensuring that their views are taken into account and that their rights are promoted and protected
• A positive value base and awareness of Child Development theories
• Ability to make decisions and take responsibility for own practice, seeking advice and support as necessary
• Ability to manage priorities, time and meet deadlines

• Ability to manage complex cases and high risk

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer.  If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact Recruitment@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.